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New York: Open to anyone who'd like to run into him

[ooc: Will and I didn't want to set up anything specific without finalizing with muns/pups first, so feel free to run into him here, even if you don't know him and are just in the New York area. Hell, even if you just want to run by and shout "dork!" at him, feel free.

BTW, Christine, Eve and Billie can assume he called them :-) No rush or time limit, so no worries if you're busy/not interested.]

Will was staying in a hotel in Manhattan while he was there for his adventure of meeting his new friends. He'd called everyone who'd shown interest in meeting him but with whom he hadn't had a chance to finalize any plans for meeting. His messages had been short and basically said he'd be in the lounge and bar area. If they didn't catch him there, they could reach him on his cell.

Nursing a scotch, sitting at the bar and looking at the people who came in, Will felt happy to just be there. He loved New York. If he didn't miss Kevin so much, he'd probably stay for another week. For now, though, he'd enjoy the time he had left and keep people watching.

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She laughed as she closed her phone and slid it back into the pocket of her leather jacket. Her passengers this day were the more 'modern' corporate tyes and preferred the 'non-business' look, so the leather jacket was her one concession to not appearing 'business like'. She also liked it as it allowed her to carry her weapon in a more accessible place, still well concealed.

"Hello there. So they finally let you off your leash long enough to get over here, hmm?"

He stood up and gave her a kiss on the cheek before indicating the empty stool next to him.

"That they did," he nodded, slipping his phone back inside his jacket. "I might have been tempted to get creative with some money transfers if they gave me a hard time about coming out here," he grinned. "What are you drinking?"

"Lemon soda, thanks," she replied, glancing at the bartender with a smile, taking a seat on the stool Will indicated. "Well, if you ever need to do that, just let me know and I can arrange a few accounts you can deposit it to, and it'll never be found."

She surprised herself with how easily that proposal sat, as if it was 'normal'. She shrugged it away and looked back at Will. "What would you do with it? If you had unlimited funds? Nice little condo by the sea for you and Kev?"

Will ordered another scotch for himself as he took his seat again. He knew the suggestion was made in jest, but there was an instant when the idea really appealed to him.

"I think I'd try to convince him to move to Scotland with me and live in a little cottage in the middle of nowhere," he smiled. "What about you? Unlimited funds and no chance of getting caught. What would you do?"

"Hide in the middle of one of the biggest cities on earth and fly helicopters for fun!" she told him with a sly wink and grin.

He laughed and picked up his glass when they got their drinks.

"Then here's to unlimited funds. You never know..."

"No, you never do!" she agreed, lifting her glass to his and touching the edges together with a familiar clink.

"So, how long you in town and what plans do you have?"

ooc: have to head to work, will be back in about 7-8 hrs!

"I'm flying back to Seattle on Sunday night," Will said, taking a sip of his drink. "I'm spending the day with Mom, taking her out for Mother's Day. Those are the only concrete plans I have. Everything else is being made up as I go along."

ooc: Okay! I'll probably be asleep :-) but have a great day!

"So what would you like to do?" she asked, taking a sip of her drink. "Ever been to the 'Big Apple' before?"

"I came here as a kid a couple of times, with my parents, but I barely remember it. And I definitely didn't do anything like explore the big city." He smiled at her, thinking about what he'd like to do. "Would it be lame of me to ask you to take me up?"

"Lame? Why would that be lame?"

Will chuckled. "Well, if you knew how excited I am at the prospect, you might find it a little geeky."

"I'll have you know there is absolutely nothing geeky about flying. Well, I guess there's some of those uniforms some airlines make people wear, they could be put into that class." She grinned as she lifted her drink again. "But as for wanting to go for a look round, definitely not geeky. So, when you got some time?"

"Hey, I can be all yours right now," Will grinned. "I've got a feeling this'll be the highlight of my trip. And Kev'll be so jealous."

"Mmm, making the boyfriend jealous! A girl's work is always fun!" She downs the rest of her juice, replacing the glass and stand up, close to Will's stool. "Well, come on sweetheart, where there's a Will there's a way, and I can hear the skies calling."

"Excellent!" Will downed the rest of his drink and stood up. Grinning, he gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you, pretty pilot lady."

She gave him a smile, slipped an arm through his, and guided him from the bar. "Don't mind a short walk do you?" she asked as they headed toward the door of the hotel. The building the bird was parked on was only two blocks away and she'd been told the client wouldn't require her till well after dark. It'd worked out well that Will had been around as it gave her something to fill her time in with. It was nice to be paid to sit around, but she preferred to be doing something.

"It's only a couple of blocks."

As they walked out, Will couldn't help noticing more than a few of the men watching Eve, and he felt a little smug that none of them knew about the adventure he was about to go on. Eve might do this for a living, but it was all brand new to him. Plus, she was probably the toughest women he'd ever meet and it would be kind of cool to see her in action.

"I could even last for three blocks, if I had to," Will smiled as they hit the street.

She laughed at this. "Well remember there's the walk back afterwards," she told him. "If you're still capable of walking that is." She didn't expand on that. After all she'd brought men to their knees without even touching them through her flying. But most of that type of flying was not done in controlled air space, which most of this would be. New York was tied down tight since September 2001, and every movement closely monitored.

Her comment roused his curiosity. "If I'm capable? What exactly are you going to do while we're up there?" He laughed. "And will it have to involve air sick bags?"

She cocked an eyebrow as she looked at him. "You're not the travel-sick type, are you?" They paused as they reached the corner, waiting for the lights to change so they could cross.

"No, not when I'm on a huge plane. And roller coasters don't phase me, at all." He smiled. "You've got me curious, is all."

Automatically checking before stepping off the kerb, as most did, Eve scanned the surging crowd and managed to weave them in and out of the human tide.

"Glad you're alright on roller coasters," she told him, settling back into a steady stride. She was too, as that meant she could do a little more than if he had trouble with them. 'Chimney stacking' always was fun!

"How are you with defying gravity?"

Will laughed, then quickly apologized when he accidentally bumped into another pedestrian.

"Um, I'm not sure. I don't get to defy a whole lot of gravity when I'm at the bank."

"What, all that juggling of money, and people's investments? Thought bankers would be rather adept at it!"

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